I don’t need to sell anyone on the importance of confidence in field hockey. Simply put, it’s an absolute must – It separates the good from the great, and the elite from everyone else. Our 1-1 mindset program is all about practical field hockey-specific exercises players can do to improve their mindset. Here are 10…
Field hockey mindset red flags: Being too cautious or hesitant. Being better in practice than in a game or tournament. defending or attacking just to “not mess up” instead of being aggressive. Poor body language. Undermining your own potential. Low confidence. Very nervous before games, getting set, or pre whistle. Easily distracted during games. Struggles…
1. A winner doesn’t make excuses. It’s easy to find reasons to miss practices and workouts. But you have a winning mentality when you stick to your commitments even when conditions are not ideal. 2. A winner maintains a White Belt Mentality. Winners keep an open mind and learn what you can from anyone you can. They don’t write…
1. Recharge your battery in between rounds. Don’t watch a lot of the other field hockey games going on so you can detach yourself emotionally and mentally while you aren’t competing. Get out of the tournament area when there is some time to do so. Leave the area. 2. Do not make the tournament…
1. Never be outworked. Always put in 110% of your effort and you won’t be outworked. 2. Don’t focus on your statistics. Sometimes an off-day can throw off your statistics. So just focus on making the next day a better day. 3. Remember that being the biggest or strongest player on the field doesn’t make…
The owner and CEO of Z-Winning Mindset’s Master’s Degree Thesis topic was published: Anxiety and Perfectionism in High School Athletes. There are not many Psychology scholarly articles on one sport specific athlete. There was usually a mixture of different types of athletes within the studies. Here are the results in simplest terms. We know that…